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drawing  for  the  front  cover  to  measure  7  in.  x  11 J^;  in. ; 
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remodelled  the  porticoes  and  dome,  added  two  new  terrace  rooms  and  developed  the  architectural  scheme, 
of  which  the  south  front  is  shown  in  the  illustration. 

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the  opposite  end  of  the  lawn,  was  done  by  us.  On  the  rotunda  we  made  the  cement  balustrades,  steps 
and  bulkheads,  the  large  columns  shown  in  the  photograph,  the  pavings,  the  Keene's  Cement  circular 
balustrade  on  the  interior,  and  the  colonnades  which  connect  the  terraces.  Nearly  all  of  our  work  at  the 
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No.   II 


LIBRARY    architecture. 

By  Russell  Sturgis. 


BOOKS  are  thought  hy  many  to 
form  the  most  beautiful  wall 
decoration  which  a  room  can 
receive.  Not  only  to  the  lover 
of  books  are  books  delightful ; 
their  marshalled  ranks,  uniformed  in 
morocco,  dark  brown,  dark  red,  scarlet, 
green, —  in  hog-skin,  in  vellum  and  in 
calf;  prettily  contrasting  in  color  and 
harmonized  by  the  free  use  of  gold,  — 
this  display,  indeed,  is  one  of  the  most 
comely  things  with  which  a  wall  sur- 
face can  be  adorned.  Many  a  working 
library,  however,  is  devoid  of  this 
charm.  Mr.  Darwin's  workroom,  with 
its  piles  of  herbaria  and  dossiers  lying 
flat  on  shelves  with  tags  hanging  out, 
and  his  books  treated  as  "  mere  topis 
of  his  trade,"  torn  in  two  when  the 
volumes  were  too  heavy  —  such  a 
library,  hov^^ever  noble  and  even  awe- 
inspiring  when  the  pervading  spirit  of 
the  room  has  worked  upon  the  be- 
holder, is  yet  quite  out  of  the  line  of 
decorative  effect.  But  no  one  can  be 
insensible  to  the  beauty  of  a  well- 
ordered  display  of  books,  even  when 
the  workman  is  among  his  books  and 
the  shelves  show  many  a  gap  where 
volumes  are  temporarily  out  of  place 
and  in  active  use.  In  like  manner,  in 
the  great  libraries  of  Europe :  the  long 
row  of  halls  filled  by  "  The  King's 
Library"  in  the  British  Museum,  is  as 
charming  to  walk  through  as  the  pic- 


ture galleries  of  the  Louvre.  The 
Royal  Library  in  the  Hofburg,  at 
Vienna,  while  richly  adorned  in  an 
architectural  way,  is  splendid,  also,  in 
its  wall  surfaces  covered  closely  with 
well-bound  volumes  which  tell  a  tale 
of  ancient  learning,  and  the  library  at 
St.  Gallen  is  one  of  the  most  brilliantly 
successful  pieces  of  decoration  for  a 
small  and  low  public  hall  that  has  yet 
been  devised.  The  books  !  They  con- 
stitute the  main  feature  of  the  scheme 
for  the  adornment  of  these  ancient  halls 
of  learning. 

Not  that  there  has  been  neglect  of 
the  architectural  features  which,  accord- 
ing to  the  ancient  standard  in  such 
matters,  should  set  oft' the  books.  The 
libraries  we  have  named  above,  atVienna 
and  at  St.  Gallen,  are  famous  instances  of 
that.  The  Radclifte  Library  at  Ox- 
ford is  more  severely  architectural  than 
they,  in  that  it  reflects  the  severe  Pal- 
ladianism  of  England  as  against  the 
excessive  baroque  of  the  German  inte- 
riors ;  and  the  magnificent  carved  wood 
fittings  of  certain  rooms  of  the  National 
Library  in  Paris  are  worthy  of  the 
most  careful  study  by  those  who  wish 
to  adorn  the  richer  interiors  of  our  own 
time. 

The  interior  of  the  Vatican  l^ibrary, 
that  is  to  say  of  those  rooms  which  con- 
stitute "  the  gallery"  or  the  Library  of 
Sixtus  v.,  is  decorated  with  the  most 


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superb  inlaying  of  its  cases  and  painting 
of  its  vaults.  The  splendid  library  at 
Grenoble,  lighted  by  a  system  of  domes 
resting  on  pendentifs,  has  a  decoration 
partly  of  books  and  partly  of  architectu- 
ral treatment. 

The  modern  library,  however,  when 
it  is  of  any  pretensions  to  size  and  sys- 
tem, disregards  both  these  means  of 
adornment.  Neither  the  books  nor  yet 
the  architectural  fitting  up  of  book- 
rooms  are  now  in  place.  More  scien- 
tific consideration  of  the  problem  has 
relegated  the  books  to  fireproof  ware- 
houses where  they,  the  books,  may  be 
arranged  as  systematically  as  may  be 
desired  and  without  any  loss  of  space ; 
where  the  passages  are  narrow  and  are 
visited  by  the  attendants  of  the  library 
alone ;  where  height  from  floor  to 
floor, —  that  is  to  say,  between  galleries 
—  is  only  such  as  allows  the  attendant 
to  reach  eveiy  shelf  without  leaving  his 
stand  upon  the  floor ;  where,  in  short, 
the  books  are  stacked  literally,  and 
where  the  names  "  stack"  and  "  stack- 
room  "  accurately  describe  the  placing 
of  the  volumes  of  which  the  library  is 
composed.  Special  volumes  may,  in- 
deed, be  required  for  exhibition.  A 
painted  miniature,  a  rare  plate,  a  rich 
binding,  may  all  need  to  be  shown  to 
the  public,  and  for  that  purpose  to  be 
put  under  glass  exactly  as  any  other 
precious  work  of  art  of  small  size 
would  be  prepared  for  exhibition.  But 
these  are  separated  from  their  fellows 
and  do  not  share  in  the  general  storage 
of  the  library,  the  books  of  which  are 
there  for  easy  access  and  rapid  delivery 
to  persons  requiring  them,  and  not  for 
show  at  all. 

The  modern  library,  then,  consists 
of  a  stackroom,  which  is  a  mere  place 
of  storage  with  convenient  access  to 
every  corner  and  every  remotest  shelf; 
and  of  rooms  for  other  purposes  than 
storage,  which  are  rooms  in  no  way 
remarkable  in  themselves  or  distinct 
from  the  rooms  of  other  public  buiid- 
inss.  The  exterior  of  the  stackroom 
lends  itself,  indeed,  to  very  unusual 
architectural  treatment  and  of  this, 
anon.  The  exterior  of  the  other  parts 
of  the  building  does  not  differ  really 
from  the  exterior  of  a  city  hall  or  a 
State  house  of  size  comparable  to  that 


of  the  library  itself.  The  reading-room 
for  the  general  public  is,  perhaps,  the 
largest  necessary  room.  Special  read- 
ing-rooms come  next,  —  that  is  to  say, 
the  rooms  in  which  certain  particular 
lines  of  study  may  be  more  quietly  pur- 
sued than  in  the  larger  room.  There 
is  also,  perhaps,  a  delivery  room,  where 
books  which  are  allowed  to  be  taken 
away  from  the  building  are  delivered 
to  applicants,  and  the  same  room  serves 
for  the  return  of  books  brought  back. 
These  are  the  rooms  which  would 
naturally  be  treated  in  a  dignified  way, 
with  high  ceilings  and  with  large  win- 
dows for  the  free  admission  of  light,  at 
once,  and  for  stately  effect  also,  both 
within  and  without.  These  rooms 
naturally  fill  the  more  important  sto- 
ries, and  their  windows  occupy  the 
more  important  part  of  the  exterior 
fenestration.  Packing-rooms,  bindery- 
rooms,  rooms  for  the  cataloguers,  are 
numerous  according  to  the  size  of  the 
library,  but  the  public  has  no  need  of 
access  to  them,  and  it  seems  inevitable 
that  they  should  occupy  basement  or 
attic  stories,  or  should  front  on  a  court : 
it  being  always  provided  that  they  have 
abundant  light  for  the  necessary  carry- 
ing on  of  the  continuous,  day-long  work 
which  a  large  library  requires.  If, 
indeed,  a  library  has  among  its  treas- 
ures, books,  prints  and  maps  which 
should  be  displayed  as  works  of  art, 
separate  rooms  for  this  purpose  may 
well  be  added,  and  the  library  becomes, 
in  part  at  least,  a  musevmi  of  art.  The 
distinction  is  not  well  maintained,  and 
cannot  be,  in  small  libraries,  where, 
indeed,  the  reading-room  must  serve 
also  as  a  place  of  exhibition;  but  a 
large  library  should  have  the  rooms 
for  exhibition  specially  set  apart  for 
that  purpose,  because  of  the  great  an- 
noyance to  students  caused  by  the  com- 
ing and  going  of  sight-seeing  visitors. 
As  the  illustrations  of  this  number 
are  chieffy  views  of  exteriors,  we  are 
brought  now  to  the  consideration  of 
what  are  the  exterior  effects  natural  to, 
and  proper  for,  a  large  library,  but  it 
appears  that  no  one  of  our  illustrations 
shows  the  exterior  of  a  stackroom. 
This  part  of  the  library  building,  its 
very  centre  and  reason  for  being,  has 
been    better    treated,    perhaps,    in    the 


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Congressional  Library  at  Washington, 
than  anywhere  else.  At  least,  no  other 
instance  comes  to  mind  where  so  intel- 
ligent an  arrangement  of  the  lighting 
has  been  made.  It  is  easy  to  put  your 
books  in  the  basement  and  to  give 
them  nothing  but  electric  light,  but 
that  is  not  to  face  the  difficulty  or  to 
solve  the  problem.  If  it  be  assumed 
that  daylight  is,  on  the  whole,  better 
and  more  wholesome,  as  it  is  certainly 
cheaper  than  electric  light,  then  a  w'ell 
windowed  stackroom  is  better  than  a 
dark  one.  The  stackrooms  at  Wash- 
ington, are,  indeed,  left  in  the  interior, 
and  the  light  comes  to  them  from 
courts,  from  which  alone  their  outer 
walls  can  be  seen ;  but  the  treatment 
of  these  has  been  shown  in  this  instance 
to  be  so  easily  made  architectural  that 
it  is  quite  within  possibility  that  a 
future  great  library  will  show  the  stack- 
rooms  as  a  part  of  its  adorned  exterior. 
As  for  the  other  rooms  of  the  library, 
they  can  be  put  off  with  no  characteris- 
tic treatment  at  all,  as  in  the  great 
National  Library  at  Paris,  or  they  can 
be  treated  without  significance,  with 
two  long  rows  of  round  arched  win- 
dows, as  in  the  Royal  Library  at 
Munich.  Or  thev  can  be  gathered 
round  a  great  rotunda  and  help  but- 
tress its  dome,  as  in  the  Library  of 
Columbia  University,  —  that  is  to  say, 
they  can  be  treated  in  a  wholly  abstract 
way.  The  Library  of  St.  Genevieve, 
at  Paris,  was  especially  arranged  to 
show  its  books  in  the  interior  of  a  great 
hall,  and  the  system  of  small  windows 
below^  and  large  windows  above  was 
especially  arranged  for  this ;  the  large 
windows  opening  into  the  great  hall 
above  its  wall  of  books.  It  has,  how- 
ever, been  found  perfectly  feasible  to 
apply  this  exterior,  with  but  the  slight- 
est modifications,  to  the  exterior  of  the 
public  librarv  at  Boston,  which  has  in 
its  interior  no  approach  whatever  to 
the  dispositions  and  arrangements  of 
the  Paris  institution.  This  example 
seems  to  show  how  devoid  of  charac- 
teristic features  the  exterior  of  a  library 
may  be.  The  great  library  of  the 
British  Museum  has  no  architectural 
exterior  at  all,  as  it  is  lost  in  the  mass 
of  buildings  whose  onlv  face  toward 
the    world    is    the    well  known    colon- 


nade, which  has  neither  beginning  nor 
end,  nor  relation  to  the  structure  it 
adorns.  The  Royal  Library  at  Stutt- 
gart and  the  Ducal  Library  at  Wolfen- 
biittel  have  agreeably  disposed  exteriors 
in  the  modern  classic  taste,  the  former 
being  especially  fortunate  in  the  im- 
mense amount  of  light  given  to  its 
interior.  The  same  characteristic,  that 
of  abundant  light,  is  found  in  the  new 
public  library  at  Chicago,  but  this  char- 
acteristic, that  of  having  abundant  day- 
light furnished  to  their  interiors,  should 
be  the  characteristic  of  every  public 
building,  and  no  one  of  the  structures 
last  above  named,  can  be  said  to  differ 
in  any  way  from  wdiat  a  building  for 
public  offices  would  be. 

The  purpose  of  these  remarks  is  to 
point  out  that  as  yet  no  special  charac- 
teristic of  a  library  exterior  can  be  said 
to  exist.  You  provide  large  rooms  and 
small  rooms,  you  arrange  them  accord- 
ing to  the  best  judgment  of  the  director 
and  the  architect  for  convenience  of 
daylight  work ;  you  open  windows 
where  they  are  most  needed,  and  you 
compose  such  an  exterior  as  seems  to 
result  from  the  circumstances  of  the 
case,  but  it  would  be  a  very  exalted  and 
very  mystical  sense  of  inner  fitness  in 
the  design  which  would  attempt  to  dis- 
criminate between  the  outside  of  the 
modern  library  and  the  outside  of  a 
public  building  of  totally  different  pur- 
poses. 

All  except  the  stackroom !  That, 
indeed,  may  be  as  refreshing  a  prob- 
lem for  the  hard-witted  architect  to 
struggle  with  as  he  is  liable  to  meet 
with  in  the  busy  modern  world.  If  a 
great  library  building  should  ever  be 
planned  with  strict  regard  to  utility  — 
that  is  to  say,  with  strict  regard  to 
common  sense  —  it  may  well  be  that 
the  reading-rooms  will  be  within  and 
shut  oft'  from  every  noise,  as  the  read- 
ing-rooms of  the  great  libraries  in 
London  and  in  Paris  are.  If,  then,  the 
stackrooms  should  be  arranged  along 
the  exterior,  enclosing  the  courts  which 
give  light  to  the  reading-rooms  within, 
a  really  interesting  problem  of  design- 
ing would  be  given  the  architect,  and 
then,  indeed,  the  library  would  grow 
to  have  an  architectural  physiognomy 
of  its  ow^n. 


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171 


Plates. 


The  series  of  illustrations  given  in 
this  issue  is  of  necessity  extremely 
heterogeneous.  In  order  to  give  a 
comprehensive  collection  of  the  princi- 
pal or  typical  libraries,  both  past  and 
present,  it  was  considered  desirable  to 
show  as  great  a  number  of  buildings, 
and  from  as  many  countries  and  periods 
as  possible.  With  this  purpose  in  view 
the  two  Italian  libraries  from  Venice 
and  Rome  begin  the  list.  These  are 
more  archives  than  what  we  consider 
libraries  in  the  modern  sense.  There 
is  nothing  in  the  least  distinctive  of  the 
purpose  for  which  they  are  now  used 
in  the  plan  or  the  architectural  treat- 
ment of  the  exterior  or  interior  of 
either  one. 

As  we  come  down  to  more  recent 
times  the  British  Museum  and  Rad- 
clifte  Library  at  Oxford  still  retain 
something  of  the  character  of  a  treasure 
house  although  they  are  both  working 
libraries. 

Later  still  come  the  library  of  Ste. 
Genevieve,  and  the  school  libraries  of 
the  Ecole  des  Beaux- Arts  and  the  Ecole 
de  Medecine  with  a  treatment  of  facade 
similar  to  that  of  Ste.  Genevieve,  which 
despite  the  criticism  of  Mr.  Sturgis  in 
the  previous  pages,  has  become  a 
thoroughly  and  easily  recognized  archi- 
tectural treatment,  the  reasonable  and 
natural  result  of  practical  conditions. 

This  arrangement  of  a  library  build- 
ing in  which  the  second  floor  is  used 
as  a  reading-room  has  many  arguments 
in  its  favor,  especially  in  libraries  of 
moderate  size.  When  this  plan  is 
adopted  the  design  of  the  facade  follows 
as  a  matter  of  course.  Difllised  light 
from  above  is  desirable  in  a  reading- 
room,  and  where  book-cases  or  alcoves 
are  arranged  about  this  room  it  is 
perfectly  reasonable  that  the  lower 
portions  of  the  windows  should  be 
filled  with  a  curtain  wall.  There  may 
be  important  dift'erences  in  the  arrange- 
ment of  the  large  reading-rooms  referred 
to  by  Mr.  Sturgis,  but  in  all  these 
cases  there  is  a  general  resemblance  in 
the  fact  that  the  second  floor  (or  cer- 
tainly the  portion  lighted  by  the  win- 
dows  in   the    fa9ade)    is   given  almost 


exclusively  to  a  large  reading-room. 
The  arcaded  treatment  of  the  fagade 
seems  to  express  this  very  clearly,  and 
the  lower  story  with  its  stronger  walls 
and  smaller  window  openings  is  an 
equally  logical  expression  of  the  pur- 
pose of  the  interior  which  is  given  up 
to  working  rooms  which  naturally  re- 
quire less  light,  and  are  of  less  relative 
importance  in  the  general  scheme  of 
the  building. 

The  small  special  libraries  shown  in 
the  remaining  plates  are  so  simple  in 
treatment  and  involve  so  few  difliculties 
in  planning  that  they  hardly  require 
separate  consideration. 

LXXXI. 
LIBRARY   OF   ST.  MARK,    VENICE. 

This  is  justly  considered  one  of  the 
masterpieces  of  Italian  Renaissance 
architecture,  and  is  without  doubt  the 
masterpiece  of  its  architect,  Sansovino. 
It  stands  on  the  Piazetta,  facing  the 
Ducal  Palace,  and  its  position,  as  well 
as  numerous  points  of  similarity  in 
design,  suggest  the  comparison  of  the 
two  buildings  so  dissimilar  in  style. 
Fergusson  points  out  the  features  in 
which  one  or  the  other  seems  to  him 
to  excel.  Architecturally,  this  is  a 
most  instructive  comparison.  Those 
who  wish  to  follow  it  for  themselves 
can  find  a  section  of  the  arcade  of  the 
Ducal  Palace  illustrated  in  Vol.  L,  No. 
I,  of  The  Brochure  Series. 

LXXXII. 
LIBRARY   OF    THE    VATICAN,   ROME. 

The  Vatican  Library  was  founded 
by  Pope  Hilaire  I.,  in  the  fifth  century, 
and  has  been  enlarged  by  each  of  his 
successors.  It  occupies  one  of  the 
wings  of  the  Vatican  Palace  adjoining 
the  museum  and  the  portion  of  the 
building  designed  by  Bramante.  The 
books  are  aiTanged  in  closed  cases 
standing  against  the  piers  and  walls. 
The  decorations  are  of  the  richest  type 
of  the  Italian  Renaissance. 

LXXXIII. 

LIBRARY    AND    MUSEUM,    GRENOBLE,  FRANCE. 

The  library  portion  of  this  building 
is  on  the  side  hidden  from  view.  The 
design  is  that  of  M.  Charles  Questel. 


LXXXV. 
Library  of  Ste.  Genevieve,   Paris. 


THE  BROCHURE   SERIES. 


173 


LXXXIV. 

LIBRARY   OF   THE    ECOLE    DE    MEDECINE,   PARIS. 

The  modern  fa(;ade  towards  the 
Boulevard  is  bv  Giiiain,  and  one  of 
the  most  interesting  examples  of  recent 
French  architecture. 

LXXXV. 

LIBRARY    OF   STE.    GENEVIEVE,   PARIS. 

This  is  the  design  of  M.  Henri 
Lebrouste. 

LXXXVI. 

LIBRARY  OF   THE    ECOLE    DES    BEAUX-ARTS,  PARIS. 

This  portion  of  the  buildings  of  the 
school  was  designed  by  the  architect, 
Duban. 


National    Library    in  Paris  and  in  the 
Library  of  Congress  in  Washington. 

LXXXVIII. 
RADCLIFFE    LIBRARY,  OXFORD. 

This  building  was  designed  by  James 
Gibbs,  one  of  the  ablest  and  most  noted 
English  architects  of  the  eighteenth 
century.  Fegusson  selects  this  as  one 
of  the  two  buildings  upon  which  Gibbs' 
fame  rests,  although  he  points  out  that 
it  is  most  conspicuously  lacking  in  the 
expression  of  the  purpose  for  which  it 
was  built.  In  many  respects,  espe- 
cially from  the  utilitarian  point  of  view, 
it  must  be  considered  a  failure. 


Queens  College  Library, 

LXXXVII. 
THE    BRITISH    MUSEUM,  LONDON. 

■  Although  an  interesting  and  impres- 
sive example  of  the  classic  revival,  this 
building,  designed  by  Robert  and  Sid- 
ney Smirke,  has  been  as  severely  criti- 
cized as  any  building  in  modern  times. 
Its  main  fault  is  the  disregard  of  the 
requirements  for  which  it  was  intended  ; 
and  its  principal  merit,  aside  from  its 
imposing  peristyle,  is  the  great  domed 
reading-room  occupying  the  central 
court,  originally  intended  to  be  open. 
This  arrangement  of  a  central  circular 
reading-room  has  been  followed  in  the 


Oxford,  England 

LXXXIX 
LIBRARY   OF   ST.  JOHN'S   COLLEGE,  OXFORD. 

XC. 
LIBRARY    OF   TRINITY   COLLEGE,  CAMBRIDGE. 

This  is  from  the  design  of  Sir  Chris- 
topher Wren.  The  exterior  facing  on 
the  courtyard  is  very  efiective,  and  re- 
calls in  massing  and  proportions  the 
design  of  the  Library  of  St.  Mark  in 
Venice. 

xci. 

BODLEYAN    LIBRARY,  OXFORD. 

XCII. 

THE   NATIONAL    LIBRARY,   BERLIN. 


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X  3 


PLANNING   A    LIBRARY. 

FROM   THE    LIBRARIAN'S    POINT    OF    VIEW. 


Bv  William  E.  Foster, 
Librarian  of  the  Providence^  R.T.,  Public  Library. 


IT  is  certainly  well  to  recognize  that 
the  "points  of  view"  of  the 
architect  and  the  librarian  are 
distinct  from  each  other,  but  it 
would  be  a  misfortune  to  regard 
them  as  necessarily  antagonistic  to  each 
other.  On  the 
contrary,  the  re- 
lation existing 
between  the  two, 
while  planning  a 
library  building, 
might  well  be  re- 
garded as  a  kind 
of  temporary 
partnership 
which  had  been 
entered  into  for 
the  accomplish- 
ment of  a  given 
end.  In  the  satis- 
faction of  attain- 
ing that  end, they 
both  share;  — 
that  is  to  say,  in 
securing  such  a 
building  as  meets 
most  fully  the  de- 
mands alike  of 
artistic  and  of 
practical  consid- 
erations. If  we 
may  regard  the 
architect     as 

being,  —  for  the  purposes  under  consid- 
eration, — the  "  spokesman  "  for  his  art, 
which  he  does  well  to  regard  as  a  jeal- 
ous mistress,  and  the  librarian  as  the 
"spokesman"  for  the  practical  needs 
of  the  library's  future  users,  it  is  obvious 
that  nothing  will  be  gained  on  either 
side  by  resting  satisfied  with  a  low 
aim,  or  by  stating  the  demands  of  the 
opposing  considerations  in  any  other 
than  their  maximum  terms.  It  is  the 
"resultant"  of  the  two  which  will 
take  form  in  the  completed  building. 


Doorway,   Ecole  de  Medecine,   Paris. 


To  state  the  matter  from  the  libra- 
rian's point  of  view,  therefore,  it  may 
be  said  that  the  architect  is  entitled  to 
precise  information  as  to  what  the 
librarian  would  prefer  to  have,  if  he 
could  get  it.  This  is  entirely  reason- 
able, since  the  de- 
tails of  a  library 
building  are  only 
"incidental"  with 
the  architect, 
just  as  indeed 
the  "building" 
phase  of  library 
work  is  only  inci- 
dental with  the 
librarian.  This 
knowledge  of 
practical  needs 
cannot  easily  be 
made  too  definite 
or  too  precise, 
and  it  will  be  use- 
ful to  glance  at 
some  of  the  pro- 
cesses by  which 
the  librarian  him- 
self will  need  to 
arrive  at  it,  before 
he  can  impart  it 
to  the  architect. 
Like  most  first- 
hand knowledge, 
it  is  chiefly  the 
result  of  personal  observations  which 
have  been  made,  noted,  and  compared. 
But  a.  prudent  librarian  will  not  fail  to 
verify  and  correct  his  own  observa- 
tions by  those  of  others,  whether  em- 
bodied in  print,  or  obtained  through 
comparing  notes,  verbally,  with  other 
librarians,  or  with  members  of  his  own 
start",  or  with  othei^  who  have  ob- 
served carefully.  Even  an  apparent 
misfortune  such  as  an  unduly  prolonged 
stay  in  a  building  with  exceptionally 
unfavorable   conditions,  while    waiting 


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THE  BROCHURE   SERIES. 


177 


for  a  new  building,  may  be  utilized  in  a 
more  effectual  avoidance  of  these  con- 
ditions in  the  new  building.  It  is  he 
who  knows  ^' where  the  shoe  pinches" 
that  can  best  suggest  a  change ;  and 
in  the  steps  leading  to  the  planning 
of  all  such  details  as  lighting,  heating, 
ventilation,  protection  from  fire,  pro- 
tection from  noise,  protection  from 
dust  and,  above  all,  convenient  arrange- 
ment, such  an  experience  ought  to 
count.  It  is  always  to  be  borne  in 
mind  that  it  is  the  convenience  of  the 
readers  rather  than  that  of  the  em- 
ployees that  the 
planning  of  a 
library  building 
takes  into  ac- 
count. Certain 
"•  time-sa  vi  ng" 
details  of  library 
arrangement 
have  sometimes 
been  discussed  as 
if  they  had  chief 
or  exclusive  ref- 
erence to  the 
"time"  of  the 
employees.  On 
the  contrary,  the 
time  of  the  em- 
ployees is  not 
their  own,  but 
belongs  to  the 
public,  and  if  by 
a  faulty  arrange- 
ment any  of  their 
time  is  unneces- 
sarily or  unduly 
wasted,  it  is  the 
public  that  will 
pay  the  penalty 
in  a  more  tedious  wait,  or  a  lengthened 
journey.  For  the  readers,  therefore, 
the  librarian  stands  as  "  spokesman," 
in  the  steps  leading  to  the  planning  of 
the  building. 

When,  however,  the  librarian  has 
availed  himself  of  every  conceivable 
opportunity  for  securing  the  observa- 
tions needed,  and  has  intelligently  and 
patiently  digested  the  results,  it  is  a 
question  how  best  to  make  this  informa- 
tion available.  There  is  no  method 
which  can  compare,  in  definiteness  and 
in  effectiveness,  with  that  of  drawing  a 
plan    to  a    scale.     The   librarian    does 


Doorway  of  Ste.  Genevieve    Paris. 


not  here  enter  the  domam  of  the  archi- 
tect, —  a  practice  to  which  every  sound 
principle  is  opposed.  On  the  contrary, 
by  thus  outlining  the  rooms  of  the 
future  building,  —  roughly,  to  be  sure, 
but  with  essential  accuracy,  since  the 
dimensions  are  drawn  to  a  scale,  —  he 
simply  clarifies  his  own  ideas  of  the 
requirements  involved.  A  single  one 
of  these  plans,  however,  is  not  enough. 
Let  him  decide  on  the  total  number  of 
rooms  which  will  be  included,  as 
twenty  or  more.  Then  let  him  en- 
deavor to  free  his  mind  of  all  precon- 
ceived ideas,  and 
rearrange  these 
twenty  separate 
rooms,  —  s  om  e- 
what  as  a  child 
might  rearrange 
the  blocks  of  his 
toy  block  house, 
—  in  every  con- 
ceivable order, 
on  the  mathemat- 
ical principle  of 
"  permutations," 
In  drawing  anew 
outline  plan  for 
each  one  of  these 
successive  rear- 
rangements, he 
will  findthat 
some  will  at  once 
show  themselves 
to  be  wholly  in- 
compatible with 
the  requirements, 
but  if  he  carefully 
redraws  the 
others,  in  detail, 
shifting  a  given 
room  troni  one  end  of  the  build- 
ing to  the  other,  or  even,  in  some 
instances,  from  one  floor  to  another,  — 
he  will  be  surprised  at  the  new  light 
which  will  thus  break  in  on  his  mind. 
Certain  relations  or  juxtapositions  which 
had  been  tacitly  assumed  to  be  necessary 
and  obvious  now  no  longer  seem  so 
"  obvious."  Should  this  prolonged  and 
minute  comparison  of  relations  lead  the 
librarian  to  the  selection  of  one  of  the 
numerous  rearrangements,  as  express- 
ing, on  the  whole,  a  maximum  of  agree- 
ment with  the  given  requirements,  this 
is  still  not  something  to  be  regarded  as 


LXXXVIII. 
Radcliffe  Library,   Oxford,    England. 


rilE  BROCHURE   SERIES. 


179 


a  "  plan,"  proper.  It  merely  serves  as 
"materials"  for  answering  the  in- 
quiries of  the  architect.  It  is,  as 
already  indicated  above,  what  the  li- 
brarian would  prefer  to  have,  //"  //<■ 
coiiJd  get  it ;  and  he  is  therefore  not 
unprepared  for  the  inevitable  deduc- 
tions, diminutions  and  modifications. 
But  these  modifications  are  factors 
which  must  in  any  case  be  allowed  for, 
and  it  is  consequently  only  a  "result- 
ant "  of  the  various  competing  tenden- 
cies which  the  instructed  librarian 
expects  to  get.  Nor  does  he  regard  his 
own  interpretation  of  the  apparently 
best  arrangement  as  final.  This  field, 
—  that  of  arrangement," —  is  indeed  one 
in  which  it  is  peculiarly  needtul  for 
the  librarian  to  familiarize  himself  with 
the  minutest  details,  even  including  the 
location  of  the  book-cases,  the  furni- 
ture, etc.  ;  yet  arrangement  is  some- 
thing that  belongs,  as  truly  as  does 
design,  within  the  province  of  the 
architect.  Moreover,  while  the  libra- 
rian will  do  well  to  exercise,  whenever 
possible,  "  the  scientific  use  of  the 
imagination,"  this  is,  with  him,  only 
"an  incident,"  while  with  the  archi- 
tect it  is  a  part  of  his  life-long  training. 
Surely  any  client,  —  whether  a  libra- 
rian or  not,  —  who  should  neglect  to 
profit  by  these  fruits  of  his  architect's 
facility  and  insight,  would  show  a 
strange  blindness,  to  say  the  least. 

Before  considering  his  own  task  com- 
plete, however,  the  librarian  shoultl 
thoroughly  inform  himself  on  some  of 
the  points  named  below.  With  a  view 
to  the  demands  of  future  extension,  he 
will  need  not  only  to  consider  the,  size 
of  his  lot,  and  that  of  the  adjoining  lots, 
and  the  probable  annual  rate  of  increase 
of  his  volumes,  but  also  to  map  out  the 
actual  lines  on  which  the  future  addi- 
tions to  the  building  must  apparently 
run  and  yet  violate  no  principle  of  con- 
venient arrangement.  He  needs  also 
to  take  into  account  economy  of  time 
and  space,  from  the  reader's  point  of 
view,  wherever  possible.  "A  straight 
line,"  it  is  never  to  be  forgotten,  "is 
the  shortest  distance  between  two 
points,"  and  the  relation  of  the  place 
where  the  books  are,  to  the  place  where 
the  reader  is,  should  always  illustrate 
this  principle.      It  is  in  connection  with 


practical  details  of  this  kind  that  his 
prolonged  canvassing  of  the  matter 
with  th-e  separate  members  of  his  stall' 
ought  to  count  for  something.  All 
these  details  the  librarian  will  need  to 
correlate  with  each  other.  Again,  he 
will  need  to  take  into  account  economy 
of  administration,  as  well  as  economy 
of  time  and  space,  in  planning  the 
total  number  of  attendants,  with  special 
reference  to  the  probable  amount  of 
funds  available  (present  and  future). 
Should  he  be  able  so  to  compass  his 
arrangement  of  rooms  and  his  scheme 
for  "manning"  them,  as  to  combine 
the  two  considerations,  he  will  indeed 
be  fortunate.  A  modern  library,  more- 
over, needs  to  be  so  planned  as  to 
provide  large  spaces  for  readers  as  well 
as  for  the  housing  of  books ;  and  a 
generous  share  of  its  space  is  given  up 
to  such  rooms  as  study  rooms,  reference 
rooms,  etc.  Here  books  are  ranged  on 
open  shelves,  and  provided  with  every 
focility  for  enabling  the  reader  to  make 
the  most  effective  use  of  them,  on  the 
spot.  To  estimate  the  probable  num- 
ber of  readers  or  students  who  must 
thus  be  provided  for  —  in  addition  to 
the  not  inconsiderable  space  appropri- 
ated for  the  purposes  of  delivery  of 
books  for  home  use  —  is  a  distinctly 
more  difficult  problem  than  to  forecast 
the  annual  increase  of  the  books.  In 
most  of  the  libraries  where  it  has  thus 
far  been  attempted,  the  estimate  has 
proved  to  be  too  low.  To  the  above 
should  be  added,  of  course,  the  various 
considerations  in  regard  to  lighting, 
height  of  book-cases,  protection  from 
noise  and  other  interruptions,  embodied 
in  Mr.  Charles  C.  Soule's  excellent 
summary  of  "  Points  of  agreement 
among  librarians"*  (as  to  library  build- 
ings), as  w^ell  as  the  increasing  ten- 
dency to  open  shelves  in  all  libraries. 
Such  are  some  of  the  ideals  which 
the  librarian  has  most  at  heart  and  is 
bound  to  defend.  It  is  not  inappro- 
priate to  inquire  what  should  be  his 
attitude  towards  the  architect's  ideals. 
It  is  true  that  the  librarian,  as  above 
stated,  is  here  to  be  regarded  as  the 
spokesman  of  the  public's  practical 
needs.  It  is  true  also  that  "a  little 
knowledge  "  of  architecture  cannot  fail 


*See  page  185. 


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to  be  a  dangerous  thing  to  any  librarian 
who  is  not  continually  impressed  by  the 
inadequacy  of  his  own  knowledge. 
Nevertheless,  it  is  difficult  to  see  what 
would  be  gained,  on  either  side,  by  a 
total  unfamiliarity,  on  the  part  of  the 
librarian,  with  all  that  is  significant  and 
inspiring  in  architecture ;  and  it  may 
safely  be  said  that  he  should  be  a  man 
to  whom  a  noble  design  would  not 
appeal  in  vain,  and  to  whom  a  notable 
opportunity  on  the  part  of  the  architect 
would  be  for  him  also  a  source  of  satis- 
faction. Indeed,  the  problems  which 
engage  the  architect  in  the  planning  of 
a  library  building  are  neither  few  nor 
slight.  Just  as  the  sculptor  who  wishes 
to  reproduce  his  statue  from  a  human 
model  must  first  have  learned  the  loca- 
tion of  the  systems  of  bones  and  mus- 
cles, of  veins  and  of  nerves,  that  are 
found  below  the  surface,  so  the  archi- 
tect whose  aim  is  to  give  the  artistically 
successful  outward  expression  to  a 
library  building  must  first  know  the 
nature  of  the  operations  within  the 
building,  and  the  complex  relations 
which  there  exist.  For  this  informa- 
tion, as  above  indicated,  he  turns  to  the 
librarian.  Moreover,  since  individual- 
ity is  always  a  highly  prized  factor,  in 
architecture  as  in  sculpture,  the  nearer 
the  architect  can  come  to  expressing  in 
his  design  some  feature  which  belongs 
not  merely  to  the  type  in  general,  but 
to  this  individual  building,  the  closer  he 
will  approach  to  his  ideal  standard  of 
success.  Nor  is  this  solely  a  question 
concerned  with  the  difierent  varieties  of 
library  buildings  — as  the  points  where- 
in a  college  library  will  differ  from  a 
public  library  —  but  it  is  involved  in 
those  perplexing  questions  which  from 
time  to  time  arise  from  the  apparent 
clashing  of  the  artistic  requirements 
with  the  practical  demands.  It  has 
more  than  once  happened  that  an 
encounter  with  such  a  problem  as  this 
has  put  the  architect  "on  his  mettle." 
None  but  the  best  results,  therefore, 
are  to  be  looked  for  when,  as  in  in- 
stances familiar  to  the  present  writer, 
the  architect  has  held  strongly  to  the 
requirements  of  his  art,  but  has  been 
eager  to  learn  and  meet  the  library's 
practical  needs,  while  the  librarian, 
holding    with    equal    steadfastness    to 


every  practical  demand,  has  neverthe- 
less rejoiced  in  every  instance  where 
the  architect  has  triumphed  over  the 
difficulties  of  a  perplexing  situation, 
and  thereby  brought  his  art  to  a  higher 
level. 


Brochure  Series  Competitions. 

During  the  coming  year  a  series  of 
competitions  in  drawing  and  design 
will  form  a  regular  department  of  The 
Brochure.  The  subjects  set  will  be 
sufficiently  various  to  afford  opportunity 
for  the  display  of  ability  in  matiy  lines, 
and  not'  so  technical  as  to  be  prohibitive 
to  any  but  specialists.  At  least  six  of 
these  competitions  v/ill  be  announced 
in  the  forthcoming  volume ;  and  as 
many  more  as  the  interest  of  our  readers 
seems  to  warrant. 

The  result  of  former  competitions 
has  been  so  gratifying,  both  in  number 
and  excellence  of  designs  submitted, 
that  the  publishers  look  forward  to 
making  this  department  in  future  a 
regular  and  important  feature  of  the 
magazine. 

The  drawings  in  Competition  A, 
which  was  announced  in  the  July  issue, 
have  all  been  examined  and  passed 
upon  by  the  judges, —  Mr.  C.  Howard 
Walker,  Mr.  Bertram  Grosvenor  Good- 
hue and  the  Editor  of  The  Brochure. 
The  prize  drawing  and  the  brief  criti- 
cisms of  the  judges  will  be  printed  in 
the  December  number,  together  with 
some  of  the  most  interesting  designs. 

It  might  be  well  to  warn  intending 
competitors  that  their  designs  cannot 
be  considered  unless  they  conform  in 
every  respect  to  the  required  conditions  ; 
a  warning  suggested  by  the  fact  that 
some  of  the  best  designs  submitted  in 
Competition  A  were  necessarily  ex- 
cluded on  this  account. 

The  size  and  proportions  of  draw- 
ings should  be  carefully  observed  as  this 
is  of  the  first  importance. 

Competition  B,  which  is  announced 
on  advertising  page  vii.  of  this  issue, 
propounds  a  very  interesting  subject, 
bringing  in  as  it  does  the  application  of 
color  as  a  factor  in  the  design.  The 
result  of  this  Competition  is  to  be  an- 
nounced in  the  February  issue  of  the 
new  Volume. 


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As  this  special  number  of  The 
Brochure  Series  is,  Irom  the  charac- 
ter of  its  contents,  Hkely  to  find  its  way 
into  the  hands  of  many  readers  who 
are  not  subscribers,  the  publishers  take 
the  opportunity  to  set  forth  here  its 
character  and  aims. 

The  Brochure  prints  each  year  over 
one  hundred  half-tone  engravings  from 
photographs  of  European  architecture, 
the  subjects  being  carefully  chosen  as 
those  likely  to  be  of  most  value  and 
interest  to  architects  and  draughtsmen. 
The  list  of  the  plates  in  Volumes  II. 
and  III.  printed  on  advertising  page  v. 
of  this  issue  will  give  an  idea  of  the 
kind  of  illustrations  which  may  be  ex- 
pected. Each  issue  deals  with  some 
particular  building  or  class  of  subjects  ; 
the  issue  preceding  this,  for  instance, 
illustrated  in  detail  the  Great  Staircase 
of  the  Chateau  of  Bluis ;  the  succeed- 
ing issue  will  contain  photographs  of 
beautiful  Italian  holy-water  fonts ;  the 
first  number  of  the  new  volume  will 
illustrate  Sicilian  churches. 

It  will  be  evident  that  such  pictures 
are  of  great  value,  not  alone  to  archi- 
tects and  draughtsmen  and  students  of 
art,  for  whom  they  are  primarily 
intended,  but  also  to  all  those  to  whom 
the  best  of  the  world's  architecture 
appeals.  An  article  of  detailed  descrip- 
tion and  comment  accompanies  each 
set  of  illustrations. 

Although  these  photographs  and  the 
description    of   them     form     the     chief 


features  of  the  magazine  they  by  no 
means  constitute  its  entire  contents. 
Articles  of  various  kinds  are  constantly 
published  which  interest  all  who  in  any 
way  have  to  deal  with  architecture.  In 
the  current  volume,  for  example,  the 
lives  and  work  of  four  of  America's 
best  architectural  draughtsmen  are  re- 
viewed, and  illustrated  by  examples  of 
their  drawings. 

Under  the  caption  of  Club  Notes, 
the  doings  of  the  Architectural  clubs 
and  of  their  members  are  regularly 
chronicled. 

Competitions,  in  which  a  very  lively 
interest  has  been  shown,  are  set  from 
time  to  time,  and  in  the  coming  volume 
will  be  more  frequent  than  in  the  past. 
That  which  is  announced  on  advertising 
page  viii.  of  this  issue  may  be  taken  as 
a  specimen. 

Beginning  with  the  first  issue  of  the 
new  year  (January,  1S98),  the  publish- 
ers will  open  a  column  for  the  reviews 
of  books  dealing  with  architecture  and 
the  related  fine  arts.  This  department 
will  deal  with  such  books  from  the  side 
of  the  purchaser.  That  is,  it  will  aim 
to  tell  the  reader  what  the  book  is, 
what  it  contains,  and  what,  from  the 
point  of  view  of  an  authoritative  writer, 
will  be  its  value  to  a  purchaser.  As 
architectural  and  art  books  are  expen- 
sive yet  necessary  "tools,"  it  is  hoped 
that,  to  the  buyer  who  wishes  to  ex- 
pend his  money  wisely,  it  will  be  a 
valuable  guide.  As  a  convenience,  the 
publishers  have  also  arranged  to  supply 
at  the  listed  price,  any  book,  good,  bad 
or  indifferent,  mentioned  in  this  column. 

A  new  feature,  which  will  add  to  the 
value  of  The  Brochure  as  a  reference 
book,  will  be  a  combined  index  to 
Volumes  I.,  11.  and  III.,  which  is  to  be 
issued  with  the  last  number  of  the 
present  volume.  This  index  will  be  a 
complete  guide  to  the  three  hundred 
photographs  of  architectural  subjects 
previously  illustrated  in  the  magazine. 
At  the  end  of  the  sixth  volume  another 
combined  index  will  be  issued.  Thus, 
as  The  Brochure  more  and  more  com- 
pletely covers  the  field  of  European 
architecture,  it  will  become  a  more  and 
more  complete  and  valuable  work  of 
reference. 


POINTS  OF  AGREEMENT  AMONG  LIBRARIANS 

AS    TO    LIBRARY  ARCHITECTURE. 


By  Charles  C.  Soule, 

Trustee  of  the  Brooklinc^   Mass.,  Public  Library. 


IT  has  been  stated  that  architects  can 
get  little  help  from  librarians  in 
planning  libraries,  because  libra- 
rians do  not  agree  as  to  what 
they  "want.  This  misapprehension 
probably  arises  from  the  fact  that  library 


consider  problems  of  building,   appear 
to  be  unanimously  agreed. 

To  librarians,  most  of  these  proposi- 
tions will  appear  like  truisms ;  but  the 
necessity  for  formulating  them  appears 
in  the  fact  that  very  few  library  build- 


Old    Riding  School   Library,  Welbecl<  Abbey,  England. 


literature,  while  it  abounds  in  discus- 
sions of  mooted  points  of  construction, 
contains  apparently  no  i-ecent  statement 
of  elementary  principles.  To  eluci- 
date these  principles  some  preliminary 
knowledge  of  the  subject  is  required, 
and  architects,  asking  advice  without 
experience  of  their  own,  draw  out  and 
emphasize  the  striking  differences  of 
opinion,  rather  than  the  substantial 
agreements  among  librarians. 

It  is  the  purpose  of  this  paper  to 
state  certain  principles  of  construction 
as  to  which  those  prominent  American 
librai"ians  who    have    had    occasion    to 


*  Reprinted  by  kind  permission  of  the  Editor,  from  tin 
Library  Journal.     [Vol.  i6,  No.  12,  December,  1891.] 


ings  erected  in  this  country  during  the 
last  ten  years  conform  to  all,  and  some 
of  them  conform  to  none,  of  the  axio- 
matic requirements. 

Librarians  are  generally  agreed  as  to 
the  following  fundamental  j^rinciples  of 
library  architecture  : 

A  library  building  shoidd be  plan^tcd 
for  library  work.  The  work  of  a 
library  is  (or  should  be)  as  definitely 
marked  out  as  that  of  a  school,  or  a 
hospital,  or  a  factory  ;  and  the  building 
to  contain  it  should  be  planned  with  as 
much  care,  and  as  intelligent  a  regard 
to  its  proper  functions. 

Every  library  building  sJioiild  be 
planned    especially  for    tJic    kind   of 


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ivork  to  be  done,  and  the  co7ntn unity 
to  he  served.  Libraries  differ  widely 
in  scope.  The  college  librar}-,  the  State 
library,  the  reference  library,  the  pro- 
fessional library,  the  town  library  — 
wdiile  they  have  much  in  common  — 
have  different  requirements  as  to  rooms 
and  arrangements;  and  libraries  of  the 
same  class  may  differ  as  to  probabilities 
of  growth,  conditions  of  equipment, 
and  opportunities  for  usefulness. 

The  h/terior  arrangement  ought  to 
he  planned  before  the  exterior  is  con- 
sidered. Within  such  necessary  limi- 
tations as  the  size  and  shape  of  the  lot 
and  the  amount  of  money  available,  the 
first  consideration  of  the  librarian, 
building  committee  and  architect  should 
be,  not  what  exterior  style,  but  what 
interior  plan,  is  best  for  the  library. 

No  convenience  of  arrangement 
should  ever  be  sacrificed  for  mere 
architectural  effect.  While  the  archi- 
tect may  suggest  changes  of  plan 
which  will  improve  the  appearance  of 
the  building  without  sacrificing  any 
point  of  usefulness,  no  essential  con- 
veniences for  library  work  ought  to  be 
surrendered.  It  is  far  better  that  a 
library  should  be  plain,  or  even  ugly, 
than  that  it  should  be  inconvenient. 
A  steam-engine,  superb  in  finish  but 
faulty  in  construction,  is  properly  con- 
demned. A  library  is  a  literary  engine 
requiring  equally  perfect  construction 
to  do  economical  and  efficient  work. 

The  plan  should  be  adapted  to  prob- 
abilities and  possibilities  of  groivth 
and  development.  In  constructing  a 
library  it  may  be  wise  to  build  only  for 
the  needs  of  the  present  generation ; 
but  room  and  opportunity  should  always 
be  allowed  for  future  development. 
The  community  may  grow,  the  library 
may  increase  beyond  expectation,  its 
methods  may  change,  its  sphere  may 
enlarge,  or  the  progress  of  library 
science  may  develop  improvements  in 
administration,  requiring  changes  and 
enlargement. 

Simplicity  of  decoration  is  essential 
in  the  zcorkiftg- rooms  and  reading- 
rooms.  If  money  can  be  spared,  the 
exterior  of  a  library  building,  its 
approaches,  entrances  and  corridors 
may  be  embellished  to  any  extent;   but 


the  rooms  intended  for  use,  while  they 
ought  to  be  attractive  in  form  and  color, 
should  be  free  from  that  showy  decora- 
tion which  attracts  sight-seers  to  dis- 
turb the  quiet  and  distract  the  attention 
of  workers    and   readers. 

.1  library  should  be  planned  zvith  a 
view  to  economical  ad/ninistration. 
No  library  can  be  so  liberally  endowed 
as  to  be  beyond  the  need  of  economy, 
in  time  as  well  as  in  money.  A  well- 
planned  library  can  be  administered 
more  smoothly  and  less  expensively 
than  a  badly  planned  one.  In  order  to 
save  money,  expedite  work,  and  insure 
prompt  service  to  the  public,  the  rooms 
of  a  library  should  be  so  arranged  as  to 
require  as  few  attendants,  as  few  steps, 
and  as  little  labor  as  possible.  The 
librarian's  room  should  be  near  the 
centre  of  the  system,  wathin  easv  reach 
of  the  public  on  the  one  hand,  and  the 
working-rooms  on  the  other. 

The  roofns  for  public  use  should  be 
so  arranged  as  to  allovo  complete 
supervision  with  the  fewest  possible 
attendants.  The  danger  of  mutilation 
or  theft  of  books  or  periodicals  is  les- 
sened, if  every  part  of  a  reading-room 
is  in  plain  view  of  the  delivery  clerk  or 
of  some  other  attendant. 

There  should  he  as  miich  natural 
light  as  possible  in  all  parts  of  the 
building.  No  artificial  light  can  be  as 
healthy  for  attendants  and  for  books,  so 
agreeable  to  the  eyes,  or  so  economical, 
as  daylight. 

Windows  shotild  extend  up  to  the 
ceilings  to  light  thoroughly  the  upper 
part  of  every  room.  With  high  win- 
dows, and  walls  and  ceiling  of  a  light 
color,  the  upper  part  of  a  room  holds 
and  diftuses  daylight.  With  low  win- 
dows it  may  be  a  cavern  of  gloom. 

Windows  in  a  book-room  should  be 
placed  opposite  the  intervals  between 
hook-cases.  In  planning  a  book-room 
or  stack,  the  book-casts  ought  to  be 
located  and  the  windows  ought  to  be 
so  arranged  as  to  cast  light,  and  not 
shadow,  down  all  the  aisles. 

The  arrangefnents  of  books  in  tiers 
of  alcoves  and  galleries  around  a 
large  hall  is  considered  entirely  obso- 
lete. The  old  style  of  shelving  around 
the  Vv-alls,  in  alcoves,  and  in  galleries, 


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has  been  generally  superseded  by  the 
use  of  floor-cases,  —  that  is,  double 
book-cases,  arranged  in  parallel  lines 
across  the  floor  of  a  room, —  or  "stacks," 
which  are  tiers  of  floor-cases  one  close 
above  another.  Shelves  around  the 
walls  and  in  alcoves  are  still  used  in 
small  libraries  not  likely  to  grow  much  ; 
and  in  libraries  where  access  to  the 
books  is  unrestricted  and  space  can  be 
spared.  A  form  of  shelving  which  is 
growing  in  favor,  is  an  arrangement  of 
floor-cases  in  large  rooms,  with  space 
between  the  tops  of  the  book-cases  and 
the  ceiling,  for  ventilation  and  the 
difflision  of  light. 


three  feet  from  t]ie  floor.  This  form 
of  shelving  leaves  more  elbow  room 
in  passing,  admits  more  light,  and  pro- 
vides a  temporary  resting-place  for 
books  in  use  or  in  transit. 

T^liree  feet  betweeft  floor-cases  is 
ample  for  all  purposes  of  admhiis- 
tratio/i. 

\o  s/ielf^  in  any  form  of  book-case^ 
should  be  higher  than  a  person  of 
moderate  height  can  reach  ivithout  a 
step-ladder. 

Shelving  for  folios  and  qnartos 
should  be  provided  itz  every  book-room. 

Straight  fights  are  preferable  to 
circular  stairs. 


Durham  Cathedral   Library, 

T'he  plan  for  referetice  libraries 
so  strongly  advocated  by  Dr.  Poole 
( classifying  the  books  in  departments^ 
and  arranging  them  for  storage  and 
st?tdv  in  separate  rooms.,  under  one 
roof)  has  so  far  infuenced  library  con- 
struction that  modern  library  plans 
provide  accommodations  for  readers 
near  the  books  they  want  to  tise.,  -what- 
ever system  of  shelvitig  is  adopted. 

In  a  circulating  library  the  books 
most  in  use  should  be  shelved  in  floor - 
cases  close  to  the  delivery  desk.  In 
the  floor-cases  of  a  reference  library 
the  upper  shelves  should  be  narrozcer 
than  those  belou\  ivith   a  ledge  about 


Durham,  England. 

Commufiications  by  speaking  tubes 
and  bells  should  be  arranged  beticeeft 
the  Ivor  king  rooms  of  a  library. 

So  far,  prominent  librarians  who 
have  given  special  study  to  library  con- 
struction, appear  to  agree  unanimously. 
Other  points  of  general  agreement  — 
such,  for  instance,  as  objection  to  lofty 
halls  for  use  as  reading-rooms  or 
delivery-rooms,  —  have  been  omitted 
where  anvone  could  be  found  who 
d()ul)tcd  their  universal  application. 
On  manv  such  points  librarians  are  ap- 
])roaching  unanimity  through  frank  dis- 
cussion and  practical  experiment. 


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u     Xibvar^  Ibcatino.      n 


pUBLIC  and  MEMORIAL 
Libraries  of  small  or  moderate 
size,  can  have  no  more  satisfactory 
or  economical  heating  apparatus 
than  the  larger  sizes  of  Boynton 
Steam  or  Hot  "Water  Heaters.  -^ 
These  have  been  used  by  prom- 
inent Ne'w  York  architects,  in 
buildings  of  this  class,  with  entire 
success.  -^  ^  -^  -^-9^  -^  -^ 
We  are  prepared  to  estimate  and 
make  plans  for  heating  service, 
and  invite  correspondence  from 
architects  and  librarians  concern- 
ing the  heating  of  either  new^  or 
old  buildings.     -^    -^     -»)     ^ 


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XXI 


111  Goods  Warranted. 


The  Morse  Universal  Drawing  Table 

Has  these  Points  of  Merit: 


1st 


STYLE  B. 

ce  of  top,  30x36  in. 


A  spring  to  counterbalance  the  top,  which  makes  it  the  easiest  and  quickest  to 
adjust. 

2nd.    The  top  can  be  placed  at  any  height  from  30  to  42  inches. 
3rd.     The  top  will  revolve,  or  when  desired  can  be  firmly  clamped. 

The  top  can  be  placed  at  any  angle. 

The  adjustments  are  made  to  fix  with  compound  clamps. 

The  legs  being  under  the  centre  of  the  top  present  no  obstacles  for  the  fef^t. 

When  not  in  use  it  can  be  folded,  requiring  little  space. 

Send  for  Catalogue. 
Manufacturers  of  a    Complete    Line   of    Draughting    Room    Furniture. 


4th. 
5th. 
6th. 
7th. 


THE  MORSE  MACHINE  CO.,   Rochester,  N.  Y. 


Some  Reasons  for  Specifying 


S 


upremis 

and 

Shipoleum 


I 


\ 


It  is  the  original  and  most  durable  jioor  finish. 
Will  not  scratch  white  under  boot  heels  and  mov- 
ing furniture. 

It  is  superior  to  Wax  Finish  because  more  dur- 
able and  free  from  its  dangerous  slipperiness. 
It  polishes  beaut  fully  and  is  impervious  to  water 
a7id  mud.      It  is  a  Varnish  of  wonderful  resist- 
ance to  outside  attack. 


While  unequalled  for  hospitals,  asylums  and  pub- 
lic buildings,  it  is  admirably  adapted  to  the  fin- 
est interior  finish  of  the  most  costly  residences. 
It  has  no  equal  for  bathrooms,  laundries,  and 
stables;  soapsuds  and  ammonia  fumes  seeming  to 
have  no  effect. 

We  were  the  first  to  introduce  a  complete  line  of  Architectural  Var- 
nishes, and  these  are  now  standard.  Write  for  our  "Suggestions" 
on  Wood  Finishes.  They  are  the  result  of  thirty  years'  experience, 
and  you  will  find  them  useful. 

CHICAGO  VARNISH  COMPANY. 

CHICAGO,   Dearborn  Ave.  and   Kinzie  St.       NEW  YORK,   215   Pearl  St.      BOSTON,    Pearl  and  High  Sts. 


DEXTER    BROTHERS' 

ENGLISH 
SHINGLE  STAINS 

The  only  stains  that 

WILL   NOT  TURN    BLACK- 


DEXTER  BROS.,  55-57  Broad  St.,  BOSTON. 


BATES    HALL,    BOSTON    PUBLIC    LIBRARY. 
McKim,  Mead  &  White,  Architects,   New  York. 


THE   BROCHURE    SERIES. 


Q.  p.  M.  QiUDCRT,  Af^crt'r,  N.Y. 


"Original"  Color  Schemes. 

We  are  always  glad  to  co-operate  with  any  Architect 
who  desires  to  produce  an  original  scheme  of  color, 
and  stand  ready  to  submit  samples  in  any  direction    %^ 
desired,  in  -■ 

Cabot's  Creosote  Shingle  Stains. 

Our  regular  samples  and   new  color-chart  showing  -^^7,  V, 

16  combinations  of  color  upon  a  house  by  Wm.  Ralph  Emerson,  sent  for  the  asking 

SAMUEL  CABOT,  Sole  Mfr., 


Agents  at  All 
Central   Points. 


BOSTON,  MASS. 


Mellish,  Byfield  &  Company, 

MAKERS  OF  FURNITURE, 

Upholstery  and  Decoration, 
86    WASHINGTON  ST.,   BOSTON,  MASS. 

Factories,  46   Warehara  St 


LIBRARY  FURNITURE  and 

INTERIOR   FINISH  A  SPECIALTY. 


QUR  Is  artistic  and  comfortable,  and  while 

PA  MnrT<:  ''^^*^  ^^^  graceful,  is  rigid  and 

rA/VlUUj  durable,  being  made  of  selected 

WINDSOR   CHAIR  hickory  well  locked  together. 

SUPPLIED  FOR  THE  BOSTON  LIBRARY 

for  which  we  made  all  other  furniture  and  interior  finish. 
Prominent  among  other  Libraries  lor  which  we  hare  made 
the  furniture  is  the  CARNEGIE   LIBRARY,  PITTSBURGH. 

INTERIOR  WORK  FOR  CHURCHES  and  FINE  RESIDENCES 

receives  our  most  careful  attention,  and  we  particularly  solicit  orders  for  custom  made  furniture, 
from  our  own  or  from  architects'  designs. 

ni  ID      QHOV^DOO/VI  ^      contain  examples  of  the  best  in  furniture.    Our  line  of  chairs  from  the  best 
VJUK      OllWW  KwV^JTiO      Colonial  Models  is  especially  worth  attention. 


PUBLIC    LIBRARY,    FALL    RIVER,    MASS. 
Cram,   Wentworlh  &   Goodhue,   Architects,    Boston. 


PUBLIC    LIBRARY,    SOUTH    BEND,    IND. 
Wing  8i  Mdhurin,  Architects,   Fort  Wayne,   Ind. 


THE    BROCHURE    SERIES. 


The 

Fall  River 

Library 

.  .  .  Contains 
throughout  our 
concrete  and 
twisted  steel  fire- 
proof floors,  also 
concrete  stairs 
and  quadripar- 
tite vaulting. 


n 


berthaw  Construction  Co* 

7  EXCHANGE  PLACE,  BOSTON. 


Concrete  Engineers   and   Contractors   for   Concrete 
Masonry  of  ALL  Kinds. 


Foundations,    Steps    and    Curbs,    Pavements,    Engine    Beds,    Sidewalk    Lights,    Self 
Supporting  Sidewalks   (Ransome  System.") 


T                                                     Address,                        T 

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T  A.TX  A.iT  Check   Finistied.   in    Nickel.   \ 

^                         Thousancis   in    Use.                         ^ 

^           The  Boston  Public  Library  is  fitted  with          ^ 

^                                    the  "Norton."                                   ^ 

The 

Perfect 

Automatic 

Hose 

Reel 

Quickest 

Safest  =    Strongest 

Cheapest 

Anyone  can  use  it. 
Fire  extinguished 
with  minimum 
water  damage . 
Endorsed  by  Archi 
tects.  Plumbers, 
Insurance  Men  and 
Officers  of  Fire  De- 
partments. 


MANUFACTURED    BY 


Estate  of  JNO.  C.  N.  GUIBERT, 

39  Cortlandt  St.,  New  York. 


LIBRARY  SASHES  NEED- 


*t 


Sil 


ver 


ThG  Best  Sash  Cord 


L^^i^C      is  the  Right  Specification 


(f-^es^i^^ 


The  Original  Solid  Braided  Sash  Cord. 
For  Thirty  Years  the  Standard  of  Quality 


ENTRANCE    HALL,    BOSTON    PUBLIC    LIBRARY. 
McKim,  Mead  &  White,  Architects,  New  York. 


THE  BROCHURE   SERIES. 


XXVll 


Higgins' 
American 
Drawing 
Inl<:s 


(Blacks  and  Colors) 

The  Standard  Liquid  Drawing  Inks  of  the  World. 
OF  THE    BLACK    INK 

Jo.  Pennkll  says:  "There  is  no  ink  equal  to  it  for  half  a  dozen 
reasons.  From  the  tune  you  open  the  bottle  until  you  put  all  its  contents  on 
paper  you  have  no  reason  to  tiiiil  fault  with  it." 

A.  B.  FeoST  says:  "  I  use  a  great  deal  of  it,  and  it  is  certainly  the  best." 

AT  ALL  DEALERS. 

(By  mail,  prepaid,   35  cents  a  bottle;  color  card  showing 

actual  inks  sent  free.) 


Higgins'  Drawing:  Board 
and  Library  Mucilage. 


A  novel  semi-fluid  adhesive  of  grer.t  strength 
and  body,  specially  prepared  for  sticking 
paper  to  the  drawing  board,  repairing  and 
labeling  books,  or  any  similar  work  requiring 
a  quick-acting  and  powerful  adhesive.  Not  a 
starch  or  flour  paste,  but  a  Vegetable  Glue, 
the  result  of  a  new  chemical  discovery.  War- 
ranted to  keep  perfectly  good  for  any  length 
of  time,  and  to  contain  no  injurious  ingredients.  E.xcellent  for 
mounting  drawings,  maps  or  pictures  on  cloth,  paper  or  wood,  and 
for  repairing  and  labeling  books,  etc.  May  be  greatly  diluted  for 
use  as  ordinary  mucilage. 

AT  ALL  DEALERS. 
(3  ounce  jar,  prepaid  by  mail  for  30  cents.) 

CHAS.   M.    HIQGINS   &   CO.,    flfrs., 
168  8th  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
London  Office,  106  Charing  Cross  Road. 


Special  Attention 
of  LIBRARIANS 

is  directed  to  the 

The  Only  ALBUM 
that  will  fit  Collections 
of  all  sizes,  employing: 
from  I  to  48  leaves. 


GILSON 
ADJUSTABLE 
ALBUM  ^ 

In  which  to  mount 
photographs,  prints 
and  etchings. 


ADJUSTABLE  COVERS. 
INTERCHANGEABLE  LEAVES. 

A  Gilson  Album  may  be  made  up  with  fewer  or  more  leaves  than 
any  other  Album  and  leaves  may  be  added,  taken  out,  or  changed 
in  position  without  disturbing  other  leaves,  thereby  permitting 
grouping  of  subjects  or  classifying  of  any  description. 

The  Albums  are  made  in  a  variety  of  styles  of  binding  and  leaf, 
ranging  in  price  from  8  0C.  lo  $5. 


For  a  Mounting  Paste,  USE 

Carter's  PhotoUbrary 
PASTE 


It  is  pure  White,  quick  in 
action,  powerfully  adhesive 
and  always  ready  for  use. 


which  is  also 
Well  Adapted 
for 
Library  Use 


in  labeling  books,  magazines,  etc. 

SEND    FOR  SPECIAL  CATALOGUE   B,  DESCRIPTIVE  OF  THE    ALBUMS    AND    PASTE. 

The  CARTER'S  INK  CO.,  ^o"?]!' 


POCKET  SCALE 


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JMI]'|l|i|'J'l'|l|'|'l'J'l'|'l'|'l'J'l'pTy 

1/^'%        PARAGON  ^ 

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No.  1399  P. 

PARAGON  Pocket  Scale,  very  accurate,  neat,  substantial  and  practical.  The  body  of  the 
Scale  is  of  selected  boxwood  and  the  edges  are  of  a  permanently  white  material,  resembling 
ivory.  One  side  is  divided  >s,  X,  Vz,  J  inch  to  the  foot,  the  other  side  }i,  Ht  VAf  3  inches 
to  the  foot,  thus  covering  all  the  scales  usually  employed  by  the  building  professions.  The  scale 
measures  6>^xif  inches  and  is  furnished  in  a  substantial  leather  sheath,  making  a  very  neat 
Pocket  Scale. 

No.  1399  P,  Flat  Paragon  Scale,  6  inches,  both  sides  divided,  in  sewed  leather  sheath. 

Price,  $1.35. 
KEUFFEL  &  ESSER  CO., 


J  27  Fulton  Street 


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J-         NEW  YORK, 


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New  York  Office :  61  World  Building.        Our  Catalogue  will  Merest  yon-asK  for  it 


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I.  P.  FRINK,  I 

55  J  Pearl  Street,  1 

New  York  City.      # 


I  Light  for  Public  Libraries. 

♦   Any  unusual  problems  in  properly  lighting  Reading  Rooms, 
T       Art  Galleries  or  Audience   Rooms,    satisfactorily  solved. 


4' 


Hvtificial 
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TTbc  laroest  an&  most  success* 
fill  maniifactuvcr  ^t  tbcsc 
marbles  in  tbe  worl&  is  tbe 
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IROS.  524  an&  520  MCSt  34tb 
Street,  IRew  l!)orl?  Citv.  ^  ^ 


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NEW   STAMPED    METAL   SASH   LOCK, 


•a     is 


O  !> 


In  Cold  Rolled  Steel,  Bronze  and  Brass. 


LOCKS 
OPEN. 


CO   r 


Medal   and  Highest  Award  granted  to  the   IVES    PATENT  SASH 
LOCK  at  the  World^s  Columbian  Exposition 

Thirty-page  Catalogue  of  Windo'W  Hardware  Specialties  Mailed  Free. 

Address  HOBART  B.  IVES  &  CO.,  New  Haven,  Conn.,  U.  S.  A. 


HITCHINGS  &  CO., 

HORTICULTURAL  ARCHITECTS  AND  BUILDERS 


ESTABLISHED 
50  YEARS. 


And  largest 
Manufacturers  of 


Greenhouse  Heating  and  Ventilating  Apparatus. 


The  highest  awards 
received  at  the  World's 
Fair  for  Horticultural 
Architectui«,  Green- 
house Construction  and 
Heating  Apparatus. 

Conservatories, 
Greenhouses,  Palm- 
houses,  etc.,  erected 
complete  with  our 
Patent  Iron  Frame 
Construction. 


233     MERCER     STREET,     NEW     YORK    CITY. 


IF  YOU  SPECIFY 


SAMSON    SPOT    CORD, 


You  can  tell  at  a  glance  that  no  other  cord  is  substituted. 
It  is  £uaranteed  free  from  waste  and  imperfections  of  braid. 


SEND    FOR    SAMPLES. 

SAMSON 
CORDAGE 
WORKS, 
BOSTON. 


!    ^ 


THE   BROCHURE    SERIES. 


THE  SIGN  OF  THE 
BEST  ROOFING 


(Registered  Trade  Mark.) 

WARREN'S 

ANCHOR  BRAND 

NATURAL    ASPHALT 
ROOFING. 

Warren  Chem.  &  Mfg.  Co.,  New  York. 


Don't  imagine  that 

HARDWOOD  FLOORS 

are  all  alike.  Quite  the  contrary. 
Some  never  look  well.  Some  look 
well  at  tlrst,  but  soon  give  out  be- 
cause not  honestly  made.  Others 
look  well  at  first  and  continue  to 
look  well  because  they  are  honestly 
made.  We  guarantee  our  floors 
against  all  defects  that  may  ever 
arise  from  faulty  material  or  work- 
manship, and  our  guarantee  is  good. 
We  could  not  afford  to  do  this  unless 
we  did  our  work  well.  We  can 
satisfy  you  on  this  point.  All  we  ask 
is  that  the  floors  have  reasonable 
care.  We  furnish  wax  and  brushes 
for  keeping  floors  in  order.  We  will 
tell  you  all  about  thesethings  if  you 
will  write  us.    Catalogue  free. 

WOOD=MOSAIC  CO., 
27  Hebard  St.,  =  Rochester,  N.Y. 


For  LIBRARIES 

and  all  other  Pitched  Roof  Buildings 

The  Folsom  New  Model  Snow  Guards 

are  the  only  perfect  protection  against  sliding  snow  and  ice,  or  the  accumulation  of  ice  at  the 
eaves,  which  causes  water  to  back  up  under  the  slates  or  shingles.  They  do  not  disfigure  the  roof, 
and  at  a  little  distance  are  invisible. 

Can  be  applied  to  new  or  old  Roofs  of  Shingle,  Slate,  Tile  or  Metal. 

The  ShuII  Overhead  Window  Pulley 

Is  the  most  perfect  sash  pulley  made.  It  gives  more  pocket  room,  allowing  use  of  iron  instead  of 
lead  weights.  The  cord,  tape  or  chain  is  attached  near  top  of  sash,  which  need  not  be  grooved. 
It  can  be  applied  in  less  time  than  any  other  high  grade  pulley. 


i  hCSC     OpCCI2,ltlCS    present  many  other  advantages  which  space  here  does  not  allow  mentioning. 

Folsom  Snow  Guard  Co*t 


Fuil  Information 
sent  upon  request 


BOSTON, 

MASS. 


-■te-  »s« 


THE  BROCHURE  SERIES. 


VYMttLtK  O  Specified  to  be  used 
p  A  ^r  p  Kl  "T  on  all  the  naturally  finished 

woodwork  in  the  building 
^/\/  f^f^  r^  opposite,  as    it  is,  and  has 

been,  for  all  first-class  work 
^  I  L  L  t  R  for  the  last  lo  to  20  years. 

\NHY  ? 

Because  it  is  the  only  Wood  Filler  that  will  develop 
the  natural  beauty  of  the  wood,  and  make  a  per- 
manent base  on  which  the  varnish  may  rest. 
Beware  of  so-called  "just-as-good"  articles. 


BREINIC'S 
LITHOGEN 
SILICATE 
PAINT 


Stands  where  lead 
and  oil  fail. 

White,  and  all  shades 
and  colors- 
Sample  Card  free. 


The  Bridgeport  Wood  Finishing  Co., 

NEW   MILFORD,  CT. 

NEW  YORK,   240  PEARL  STREET. 

CHICAGO,  215  E.   LAKE  STREET. 

BOSTON,  85  OLIVER   STREET. 


OF  FINEST  WOODS 


Phrquet 


PLBiN  oq 

ORNHHIENTRL 

Thick  or  Thin 


We  have  representatives 
and  stocks  of  floors  in  the 
leading  cities.  Write  for 
Prices  and  Book  of  Designs. 


FLOORS 


THE  INTERIOR  HARDWOOD  CO.,  Hlanfrs. 

INDIANAPOLIS,  IND. 

ABSOLUTELY 

WHITE  BRICK 

and  White  Terra  Cotta 

of  the  very  best  quality —  a  most  appropriate  mate- 
rial for  Libraries  in  Classic  or  Renaissance  style. 

WHITE  BRICK  &  TERRA  COTTA  CO., 

J56  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  City. 


Follow  the  Life 

Of  the  Ironwork  of  the  Historical 
Library  at  Madison,  Wisconsin. 

(see    illustration    on    opposite    page.) 

It  is  all  to  be  painted  with  the 

HARRISON  ANTOXIDE 

The  most  perfect  iron 
protective  paint  obtainable. 


''The  Painting  J- 

of  Metallic  Surfaces  '^ 
"Will  interest  you.     To  be  had  for 
the  asking. 

Harrison  Bros,  &  Co., 

PHILADELPHIA, 
CHICAGO, 
NEW  YORK. 


S.  Homer  Woodbridge, 

SPECIALIST  IN 

HEATING  and  VENTILATION 
^''^  SANITARY  ARCHITECTURE, 

85  WATER  ST.,  BOSTON. 


REFERENCES. 

U.S.  CAPITOL  (Senate  Wing),  Washington. 

STATE  CAPITOLS  of  Maine,  Mass.  and  R.I. 

HOSPITALS:  Bangor  (Me.)  Insane:  Ruthand  (Mass.)  Consump- 
tive; Foxboro  (Mass.)  Dipsomaniac;  Penna.  Institute  for  Deaf 
and  Dumb,  Philadelphia;  Westboro,  Mass.;  Newton,  Mass.: 
Waltham,  Mass.;  Springfield,  Mass. 

STATE  NORMAL  SCHOOLS:  3  in  Mass.;  1  in  M.aine;  2  in 
C.inn.:    I  in  R.I. 

HIGH  SCHOOLS:  Portland  and  Deering,  Maine:  Fitchburg, 
Lynn,  Medford,  Cambridge  (Latin),  Newton,  and  Weston, 
Mass.:  2  in  Providence,  R.I. 


BOSTON  SUBWAY. 


PRATT  INST.  LIBRARY. 


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CLAUD    D'URTE    AND 


FE,    JEANNE    DE    BAtZAC. 


REPRODUCTIONS  OF  RARE  BOOKBINDINGS 

From  famous  collections,  adapted  for  leaded  glass  and  used  in  the  Albright 
Memorial  Library,  Scranton,  Pa.;  the  New  London,  Conn.,  Public  Library; 
the    Nahant,    Mass.,    Public    Library;     and    many   private   libraries,  by 

Messrs.  EDWIN  FORD  and  FREDERICK  BROOKS,  of  110  Boylston  St  ,  BOSTON. 


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ART  IN  IRON  AND  BRONZE. 


JNO.  WILLIAMS 


H.  B.  STILLMAN, 

ASSOCIATED. 


HAND  WORKERS 
IN  METALS. 


^44-^^6  WEST  27th  ST., 

NEW  YORK, 


A    -•    ■*!  ' 

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REFERENCES.  .  .  . 

Babb,  Cook  &  Willard 

Charles  Brigham 

Carrere  &  Hastings 

Cady,  Berg  «Si  See 

Cottier  &  Co. 

John  H.  Duncan 

A.  H.  Davenport 

Ernest  Flagg 

R.  W.  Gibson 

Green  &  Wicks 

C.  C.  Haight 

H.  J.  Hardenbergh 

Julius  F.  Harder 

Howard  &  Cauldwell 

R.  H.  Hunt 

E.  A.  Kent 

Lamb  &  Rich. 

James  Brown  Lord 

N.  Le  Brun  &   Sons 

Little  &  O'Conner 

Little  &  Browne 

A.  J.  Manning 

L.  Marcotte  &  Co. 

McKim,  Mead  &  White 

Peabody  &  Stearns 

Bruce  Price 

Geo.  B.  Post 

R.  H.  Robertson 

Rossiter  &  Wright 

Sheplev,  Rutan  &  Coolidge 

Frank'Hill  Smith 

Tiffany  &  Co. 

John  R.  Thomas 

Richard  A.  Waite 

Wheelwright  &  Haven. 


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Cbicaoo. 


wrnamcntal  llron, 

JUronse  anb  JDvaee. 


SPECIAL  DESIGNS  SUBMITTED. 


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LiTHGOW   Library,    Augusta,    maine. 

Covered   with    Closed-Shingle   Tile    manufactured    by 


The 


Celadon  Terra-Cotta  Co.,  ltd 


CHARLES    T.    HARRIS,   Lessee, 


Manufacturers  of 


Artistic  Roofing  Tiles, 

ALFRED,  N.Y. 


OTHER  LIBRARIES 

WE     HAVE     ALSO     COVERED     ARE 

G.A  R.   Memorial    Library.  Westerly,  R.L 
Orrington   Lunt  Memorial.    Evanston.    111. 
Morrill  Memorial,   Norwood  Central,   Mass. 
University  of  Illinois,  Urbana,   111 
Kansas  City  (Mo.)  Public  Library. 

SEE     ILLUSTRATION     ON     OPPOSITE     PAGE. 

Munson  Williams  Memorial.   Utica,  N.Y 


ILLUSTRATE 


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New  York  Office  : 
Rm.  1123,  156  FIFTH  AVE. 


Chicago  Office  : 

m.  1001,  204  DEARBORN  ST. 


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MERCHANT'S 

Metal  ^'Spanish''  Tiles 


and 


'^Gothic''  Shingles* 


COPPER,   TIN   AND    GALVANIZED   STEEL. 


The  most  ornamental 
Roof  made  in  metal. 


Fall  River  (Mass.)  Boys'  Club  roofed  with  Merchant's 
Copper  Spanish  Tiles. 


We   have   three   sizes  for   straight    surfaces,  viz.  : 
7  X  lo,  lo  X  14  anc]  14  x  20. 

Also,  a  Special  Graduated  Tile  for  conical  surfaces. 


WRITE  US  FOR  PRICES  AND  ILLUSTRATIONS. 


The  ^^STAR''  Ventilator. 

ORNAMENTAL.      EFFECTIVE.      STORM-PROOF. 

For  Ventilating  Churches,  School  Houses,  Public  Halls,  also 
Cotton,  "Woolen  and  Paper  Mills,  Power  Houses,  Foundries, 
etc.,  there  is  none  equal  to  the  '* Star." 


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DOWN  DRAFTS  PREVENTED.- 


The  Combination  Skylight  "  STAR  " 

Ventilator  gives  Light  and 

Ventilation. 


Our  Illustrated   Booklet  on  Ventilation  mailed  free. 


MERCHANT'S  HIGH  GRADE  ROOFING  PLATES. 

Made  by  the  Palm  Oil  Process.     No  Wasters. 
The  Brands  are 

Merchant's  Old  Method/'  ^^  Merchant's  Roofing/*'  ^Xamaret"  and  ^^ Alaska.' 


MERCHANT  &  CO,,  Incorporated, 

Sole  Manufacturers. 
PHILADELPHIA.  NEW  YORK.  CHICAGO.  BROOKLYN. 


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Sole  Makers 
of  the  .     . 


N.Y.    Free  Circulaiing   Library   (Ottendor^er  Branch),   135  Second  Ave,   NY. 

A.  B.  &   W.  T.  WESTERVELT, 

102  Chambers  Street,  cor.  Church,  NEW  YORK. 


Stikeman  Patented  Metallic  Book  Shelving 
for  Libraries. 

Our  systems  may  be  seen   in  various  libraries  throughout  the  States  or  at  our  carerooms.      The 
Adjustable  System  is  used  in  the  Hart  Memorial  Library,  Troy,  N.Y.   (see  page  opposite.) 
DESCRJPTIVE  CATALOGUE  (Illustrated)  O.N  APPLICATION. 


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THE  PROCIIURE   SERIES. 


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The  GREEN  BOOK  STACK 
and  SNEAD  SHELF 


For  Large 
and  Small 
Libraries. 


The  only  Stack  giving  light  and  ventilation  to  the  Books,  both    & 
througli  the  shelves  and  the   supports,  and   the   only   one 

having   no    receptacles   for   dust,  vermin    and    disease  germs, 

and  the  only  one  providing  for  all  the  functions  a  book  stack 

ought  to  have. 

Used   in  the   new   Library   of  Congress,  Washington,  and 

twenty-five   other   libraries,  providing   storage   for   more  than 

3,000,000  volumes. 


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LOUISVILLE,   KY.     )K 


Structural   and   Architectural   Metal  Work   of  all  descriptions. 


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FENTON 
METALLIC 
MFG.  COMPANY, 

JAMESTOWN,  N.Y. 


Manufacturers  of    «?*     <^    ^ 


Metallic 
Book-stacks. 


Complete  Fireproof  Equipments  for  Book-Stack  Rooms, 
including 


Stackst  Doors^  Shutters^  Lifts^  Tables^ 

Trucks^  Distribution  Desks^  Etc*;  Etc. 


Interior  Fixtures  for  Libraries  Entirely  of  Metal. 

Card  Catalogue  Cases,   Roller  Shelves  for  Art  Works,  Delivery  Desks, 
Cases  for  Periodicals,  Cabinet  "Work  in  Steel  and  Bronze. 


•'NENT    ADOPTIONS. 

Chicago  Public  Library. 
Providence  Public  Library, 
.ansas  City  Public  Library, 
.ry  Congregational  Mouse, 
Boston,  Mass. 


Columbia  University  Libraiy. 
Millicent  Library,  Fairhaven,  Mass. 
Burlington,  Iowa,  Public  Library. 
Massachusetts  State  Library,  State  House, 
Boston,  Mass. 


Library  of  the  Association  of  the  Bar,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Apprentice's  Library,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


DESIGNS  and 
CONSTRUCTION  by 

Eastern   Office  : 
CABLE   BUILDING, 
N.Y.  City. 


Fenton  Metallic  Mfg.  Co. 

Main  Offices  and  Works : 

JAMESTOWN,  N.  Y. 


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STACK     ERCCTCC 


4ARY,      BROOKLY 


Library  Bureau 
Patented   Library   Book   Stacks 

Designed  and  manufactured  by  The  Winslow  Bros.  Company  of  Chicago, 
and  the  Library  Bureau,  Boston. 

It  represents  the  library  experience  of  the  best  library  experts  and  the  artistic  skill  and  ingenuity 
of  the  finest  ornamental  iron  w^orkers  of  the  country. 

FEATURES. — Each  shelf  and  bracket  is  absolutely  adjustable  from  the  front  of  the  shelf. 
Each  shelf  is  independently  removable. 
The  patented  truss  construction  conserves  all  the  structural  material  for  support  in  stacks  of  two  or 

more  stories. 
Affords  the  least  interference  with  light  and  ventilation. 
With  our  patented  iron  sheathed  shelves,  is  absolutely  fireproof. 

Although  a  recent  invention,  it  has  been  adopted  by  more  libraries  than  any  other  stack,  both  in  the 

United  States  and  abroad. 


128    FRANKLIN    STREET,    CHICAGO,    ILIS. 
603    CHESTNUT    STREET,    PHILADELPHIA,    PA. 
10    BL00M8BURY    STREET,    LONDON. 


LIBRARY  BUREAU, 

530  ATLANTIC  AVENUE, 
Cor.  Congress  Street,  BOSTON,  Mass. 


273  STEWART  BUILDING,  NEW  VOHK  CITv. 
Mie  r  STREET,  N.W.,  WASHINGTON,  O.C. 
8    RUE    AUBRIOT,    PARIS. 


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